Kovea Enters the US Stove Market

Kovea is the best known brand that you've never heard of (if you're an American).  Kovea has been making high quality stoves and other gear for names like MSR and Snow Peak for some time.  I had heard of the Kovea name (and it's excellent reputation) from friends overseas.The MSR PocketRocket (left) and the MSR MicroRocket (right), both commonly said to be made by Kovea for MSRBut Kovea has never sold stoves under it's own name in the US. ...

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The New, Lighter 1.0L MSR Reactor

MSR has just released (January, 2013), a new, lighter weight version of their Reactor stove system, with a 1.0L pot.  Think of it as a "mini Reactor" (my name for it, not MSR's).The original Reactor (1.7L), left, and the new "mini" Reactor (1.0L), right.A Substantially Lighter Version Now, I know what you're thinking, "well, of course it's lighter, it's smaller."Yes, I understand that, but I mean this one really is lighter, substantially lighter,...

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The New MSR Gas Canister

In conjunction with the release of the new, lighter 1.0L Reactor stove, MSR has changed the format of their 4 ounce (113g) class gas canisters.  Note the emphasis on the word "class."  We'll return to that in a minute.The new 3.9 oz/110g MSR gas canisterYes, I'm writing a post about the shape of a gas canister.  :)  But I think this is actually news, and good news at that.  For some time, MSR, which has the best cold weather...

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The Soto Microregulator (OD-1R)

Soto Outdoor is a high end stove manufacturing concern based in Japan.Previously, I've done the following reviews of Soto gear:Soto Muka Stove (OD-1NP) -- Video ReviewFull review of the Soto Muka (OD-1NP) The Soto Muka Stove (OD-1NP) -- Review Supplement The Soto Pocket Torch Today, I'd like to review an upright canister gas stove from Soto, the Microregulator (OD-1R) which is the world's lightest upright canister stove with auto ignition. ...

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Cooking with the Kovea Spider

The Kovea Spider (KB-1109) is a relatively new remote canister stove.  I recently wrote a review of the Spider.  The Spider has a relatively small burner head, which is good in that it makes the stove compact, but apparently there's some concern out there that the small burner head might make the Spider a poor cooking stove (perhaps small head = small flame = a burned spot in your food?).Now the fact of the matter is that the burner head...

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